Q. The Renewable Energy Target scheme encourages investment in renewable energy by requiring electricity retail companies to purchase a certain amount of renewable energy each year. By the year 2020, at least 20% of electricity must come from renewable resources.

Do you think this target of 20% renewable energy by 2020 is too high, too low or about right?

Total

Vote Labor

Vote Lib/Nat

Vote Greens

Vote

other

Too high

13%

7%

21%

10%

13%

Too low

25%

32%

15%

62%

19%

About right

39%

40%

41%

19%

49%

Don’t know

23%

20%

24%

9%

20%

39% think the current renewable energy target is about right, 25% think it is too low and 13% think it is too high.

62% of Greens voters, 32% of labor voters and 29% of those with university education think it is too low.